by Healthy Building Network
The Pharos Project is a graphical green labelling system. In the same spirit as the FDA's nutrition labels, Pharos would go on all building materials. Consumers can look at the label and get a visual indicator of the environmental impact. A project of the good people at Healthy Building Network, Pharos is very well researched and thought out. The framework they created is very complex, but Lifecycle Assessment is a complex subject.